Bait
Call them a bad design feature or call them bait, what do you think?
Body & Sex
Body image, Beauty perceptions & standards, Sex, Sexuality, Reproductive health, Physical fitness
Pin-up Lolita
What is up with the sudden fascination with the child-woman? Is Lolita really what the Modern Man wants?
Office Capers: Super ego-ess
This I so have to write about, if for nothing else, but as a rejoinder to women who think like this, that there are women like me too!!!!! SNC opens the morning boasting about his upcoming alumni meet in Goa. PJ Rani cuts in claiming to be his date and…
The Fall Girl
I sauntered into the college canteen. It was evening and every table was packed, with students, juniors, seniors, peers bitching about classes, laughing, eating, being teenagers. It was the rare appearance of a salwar-kameez on me. Pink and white with high white sandals. Yessir, who says I can’t be a…
The Dark Side of the Man
I ponder the allure of flawed men in Spiderman 3, from Peter Parker’s internal battles to the captivating darkness that surrounds the man behind the spider.
A Feminist By Any Other Name…
Delhiwallas hit on youMumbai men check you outBangalore’s dudes stare in open admirationChennai guys ogle …..and when I smile, the coffee-bar guy gives me a mug full of warm, liquid chocolate to pour as I like into my drink. The men from the office complex adjoining mine turn their heads…
Lost in Translation – I Don’t Understand
There are things about relationships that I don’t understand. We have words for some of them that sound as if they’re answers but I still don’t understand.
Shoe Stories
Last month I wrote about my first pair of wedge heels. It opened up my eyes to the world of shoe experiences.
Touch Me Not: The Politics Of Body Contact
When I was about 17, I was suddenly fascinated by salwaar-kameezes. My mom, delighted with my sudden interest helped me build a collection of fabrics from around the country. Fab India, Nalli and the local markets helped. And the local darzi was a genius with the needle. So my lovely…
Pain Is A Safety Valve
Physical pain is a symptom that something is wrong; an alarm that something needs attention. And it keeps getting stronger and stronger till at some point of time you just pass out or at the very least turn numb. That’s because the pain-alarm is obviously failing to grab your attention…